novelraw Chapter 441 441: A Chaotic New World
Chapter 441 441: A Chaotic New World
Logan and Aki's situation was truly too special—one could almost say it was impossible to replicate.
Not to mention that, at present, Logan could entirely be considered a half-fantastical organism. In the future, even the way he and Aki would conceive offspring would likely change. As for little Loren, who was born during that special stage, he would probably have quite significant differences from any brothers or sisters who might be born later.
Therefore, when it came to the matter of little Loren's mate, Logan genuinely took a very open-minded view of it.
Even if little Loren were to follow the example of other Rathalos and open a harem, Logan would not mind at all.
After all, if a miracle truly were to happen—if it suddenly came to be—
Wouldn't that mean that this world might one day truly see the emergence of an Elder Dragon species called the "Sunblaze Dragon"?
His gaze swept lightly toward the Fire Wyverns in the distance that dared not fly over. Logan ignored the Pink Rathian not far behind little Loren, which was quietly lowering its flight altitude and preparing to slip away.
Sensing the life energy in the air that had begun to become active first due to the death of Zorah Magdaros, Logan gave little Loren a few instructions.
With the death of Zorah Magdaros, the ley-line energy of the New World would enter a brief period of heightened activity.
Whether Elder Dragons or ordinary creatures, all would become restless, thereby triggering a certain degree of chaos.
Of course, that still did not count as much—after all, for creatures that had lived in the New World year-round, they had already grown used to this kind of thing.
But next, the matter of Xeno'jiiva was the real major event!
Under the arrangements of nature's boss, Xeno'jiiva absolutely had not the slightest possibility of surviving. When that time came, the life energy that Xeno'jiiva had absorbed and refined over so many years would return to the New World.
At that time, it would be the true moment of turmoil.
Having received Logan's instructions, and knowing quite a bit of information, little Loren also understood what Logan meant. This information, he would reveal to the Research Commission at an appropriate time.
This was both chaos and an opportunity.
The number of Radiant Fire Wyverns on the Ancient Tree had already reached saturation; it was also time to expand.
However, the ecologically stable New World obviously would not allow the Radiant Fire Wyverns, which possessed a group consciousness, to expand wantonly—and during a time of chaos, there would be no time to care about so much.
Don't look at how Radiant Fire Wyverns seem to be quite numerous right now; that was under the condition that they were collectively placed on the Ancient Tree. If they were dispersed across the entire New World—
No, even if they were dispersed across the entire Ancient Forest, they would not stir up much at all.
At most, they would only be a large tribe!
Compared to the entire forest, the Ancient Tree was still too small.
After finishing giving his thoughts as instructions, Logan also did not feel any need to go take a look at the mobile research base. He decisively turned around and flew back to the Elder's Recess.
Little Loren still ignored the Pink Rathian that, when Logan left and the airflow disturbed it, almost failed to steady its body. In his mind, he reviewed the matters Logan had instructed, and after confirming there were no problems, only then did he accelerate and lead the Fire Wyverns as they flew in the direction of the mobile research base.
The Pink Rathian had originally wanted to follow along, but little Loren seemed to have grown tired of being pestered. Several Radiant Crystal Butterflies shot out, and several clumps of Calamity Flame fell, directly forcing the Pink Rathian to plunge downward in tears.
Thus, a so-called "romantic" chance encounter between a country girl and the prince of the Ancient Tree hastily came to an end.
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Time passed quickly.
When Logan returned to the Elder's Recess, it was not long before he sensed that the life energy there had risen once again.
Volcano after volcano, whose magma had been flowing calmly, also began to erupt from time to time.
As the accumulation point for the energy backflow of the Everstream, the life energy gathered in this place caused monsters large and small—already made stronger after Terastal—to see their overall strength increase yet again. In just a few short days, a considerable number of additional "Tempered" monsters had appeared.
Massive amounts of life energy were passively entering their bodies at all times, bringing monsters not only stronger physiques, but also more abundant, more heightened vitality.
Thus, yet another chaotic slaughter unfolded within the Elder's Recess.
This change meant little to Logan and Kulve Taroth, but for Ruiner Nergigante, which had expended far too much life energy, it was nothing short of a buffet feast.
Aside from routinely preying on these ordinary monsters that had become even more "palatable," the Elder Dragons that had been startled out by the monsters' chaotic battles and had not yet left the Elder's Recess also became key targets of Ruiner Nergigante's attention.
Watching these ordinary Elder Dragons—who normally concealed their presence and hid themselves extremely well—Ruiner Nergigante's eyes gleamed with a green light.
Under the influence of this powerful "troublemaker," the Elder's Recess was thrown into complete chaos, forcing many Elder Dragons that had already left to once again "run away from home," dispersing across the New World and thereby triggering even more unrest.
During this period, the Research Commission could truly be described as suffering and enjoying themselves at the same time.
They had originally thought that, after resolving the Zorah Magdaros incident, they would be able to rest properly for a while. Yet not long after returning to Astera and the Ancient Tree, commissions came flying into the quest counter like snowflakes.
Every single commission was either about a monster rarely seen in already explored regions, or directly involved Elder Dragons—and almost every location had its share.
The Research Commission, which had just replenished supplies, recovered its stamina, and taken on a large amount of new debt—while the supplies in the warehouse had been mostly consumed—suddenly became extremely busy again.
Thousands of hunters were scattered everywhere, either hunting or on their way to hunt.
And as the chaos spread across the New World, the Ancient Tree side also, in accordance with Logan's thinking, began to have those newly born, or already aging, Radiant Fire Wyverns gradually leave the Ancient Tree.
Each departure involved only a small number—just enough for them to bear a certain level of survival risk, but not so much that they would easily die when acting alone.
Although these Radiant Fire Wyverns could be said to be "utterly loyal," and had indeed made certain contributions to the development of the Ancient Tree, when it came to the survival of the entire clan, this process was necessary.
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This state of heightened activity brought about by the death of Zorah Magdaros lasted for more than a full month before the creatures across the New World finally adapted to the new living environment.
Within this short span of just over a month, the Research Commission's hunters also successfully completed a full update and replacement of their weapons and equipment.
Even the weakest among them had switched to fairly decent Great Jagras weapons.
And hunters from the recommended teams, such as Darren, had almost all successfully replaced their gear with full sets of Elder Dragon armor.
Only a very small number were still wearing Radiant Fire Wyvern equipment.
Just as the overall situation was looking extremely favorable, the Wyverian hunter who had been away for many years returned to Astera and brought back an important piece of news.
He had already roughly locked onto the location of the mastermind behind the accelerated Elder Dragon crossings. Now, he needed a fully equipped hunter squad of sufficient strength to accompany him to the Elder's Recess and completely uncover that final place—one that even the Sunblaze Dragon had been unable to precisely pinpoint!
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